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>> he remains secretary of state right through the end of the johnson and administration. -- johnson administration. >> how long did it take him to recover? >> he started this in two letters in the state department in a week or two and was back at his desk for two or three weeks, not for long periods of time. but he was a lot -- a hard worker all his life. he felt it was important for him to be back at his desk. bear in mind his son, frederick, is the number two in the department. he takes much longer to recover. he is not back at his desk until the end of the year. we are also talking about a very small apartment, roughly 30 or 40 people here in washington. if we come to the present and think about what might happen in the event of an assassination attempt, it would be terrible. there will be many more people who could step in to cover than there were in 1865 to step in and cover for seward. >> you say hillary soared. >> you wrote a book, and years ago? >> a five years ago now. >> who was he? >> when i told them i was writing about him, people would get a panicked look on their face
>> he remains secretary of state right through the end of the johnson and administration. -- johnson administration. >> how long did it take him to recover? >> he started this in two letters in the state department in a week or two and was back at his desk for two or three weeks, not for long periods of time. but he was a lot -- a hard worker all his life. he felt it was important for him to be back at his desk. bear in mind his son, frederick, is the number two in the...
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he raises the money to defend andrew johnson. he helps andrew johnson to collect his defense lawyers. >> why was he impeached? >> johnson is impeached by the house of representatives and tried by the senate and comes within one vote of being removed from office. there were a handful of republicans who switched sides and voted to acquit johnson, seven, to be precise. >> were there any campaign finance laws back in those days? >> there were none. it was understood and illegal to bribe a senator and to vote one way or the other. in the johnson impeachment, i reluctantly conclude that probably some of this money that was raised in the defense of andrew johnson made it into the pockets of the senators in return for their votes. >> how could you tell? >> one telltale sign is that roughly $100,000 was raised for the defense fund. we have the bills, they are over in the library of congress, from lawyers. the lawyers will take $11,000. $90,000 go to the lobbyists. it defies reason. another telling detail, a newspaper article not long afte
he raises the money to defend andrew johnson. he helps andrew johnson to collect his defense lawyers. >> why was he impeached? >> johnson is impeached by the house of representatives and tried by the senate and comes within one vote of being removed from office. there were a handful of republicans who switched sides and voted to acquit johnson, seven, to be precise. >> were there any campaign finance laws back in those days? >> there were none. it was understood and...
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paul, you're on with senator johnson. caller: senator johnson. i appreciate your stance and what you guys are doing. i'm encouraging you to not buckle. because i'm telling you, according to a "wall street journal" article i've read, the governor has taken trillion dollars in revenue, that's actually up under the bush tax cut. so the one he wants to end are bringing in more revenues. as far governors toughening their stance on this issue, we would like to -- we just re-elected mike pence as our governor. i don't know how he'll handle this exchange business coming up with the health care thing. i'm encouraging, please don't buckle. it's not the republican's d.n.a. to raise taxes on anybody. work for the empowering, for the individual, not the governmentened and tomko burn, he came out with $68 million waistful spending by the defense department. i think you cut out wasteless spending you won't need to raise taxes on anybody. guest: let's just look at the revenue over the last three years. we won't from a very low point in 2009 and we've increased r
paul, you're on with senator johnson. caller: senator johnson. i appreciate your stance and what you guys are doing. i'm encouraging you to not buckle. because i'm telling you, according to a "wall street journal" article i've read, the governor has taken trillion dollars in revenue, that's actually up under the bush tax cut. so the one he wants to end are bringing in more revenues. as far governors toughening their stance on this issue, we would like to -- we just re-elected mike...
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to worry about an energy crisis -- lyndon johnson, before richard nixon. in 1955 he said we had two critical infrastructure pieces. one, makes a the natural gas supply chain, the other is the electricity grid. we have not invested enough capital into those infrastructure areas. host: fred, denver, colorado. your on with jeffrey leonard. caller code does the improved technology -- caller: does the improved technology of shale extraction make to the keystone pipeline obsolete? -- make the keystone pipeline obsolete? guest: i am not an expert in that area. i wish i was. we will be conducting natural gas movements in this country,
to worry about an energy crisis -- lyndon johnson, before richard nixon. in 1955 he said we had two critical infrastructure pieces. one, makes a the natural gas supply chain, the other is the electricity grid. we have not invested enough capital into those infrastructure areas. host: fred, denver, colorado. your on with jeffrey leonard. caller code does the improved technology -- caller: does the improved technology of shale extraction make to the keystone pipeline obsolete? -- make the...
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in the civil rights act, lyndon johnson needed 110 republicans to pass the civil-rights act. he was opposed vehemently by the democratic party and you failed to mention that. you are being extremely selective. as far as california legislature, willie brown gender -- gerrymandered us with democrats controlling. are broken overspent and overtaxed. our senators are not helping us. guest: i actually don't think i am being that selected. lyndon johnson on the civil rights act, had great support from the northern democrats and the western democrats. was able to overcome the southern democrats opposition with the help of the republican party. i said that about everett dirksen so i am not really being that selected. i do think my book touches a bark -- upon the origins of the problems we have today, the toxic politics of america started in the late 1970's. one of the problems, very frankly, was the opposite -- was proposition 13 in 1978, the tax revolt that rolled in from california. i think the first basic no-tax pledge, the revolt of 1978, has been greatly responsible for californi
in the civil rights act, lyndon johnson needed 110 republicans to pass the civil-rights act. he was opposed vehemently by the democratic party and you failed to mention that. you are being extremely selective. as far as california legislature, willie brown gender -- gerrymandered us with democrats controlling. are broken overspent and overtaxed. our senators are not helping us. guest: i actually don't think i am being that selected. lyndon johnson on the civil rights act, had great support from...
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johnson was given all sport of rigid all sorts of ready a stations. even as late as the 1990's, during the clinton administration, a special deal was given to the washington post to get much cheaper spectrum than other people. the government has always found it difficult to run this as a market. now you have all sorts of government agencies, government bodies that have huge debt problems. local governments are really having difficulty meeting their budgets. and they are sitting on the enormous amounts of specter. and if they switch from analog technology, the generation of old technology, to egypt -- to digital technology, they could share that with private users and everybody would be better off. that is what economists want to see. but as roger said, every time we get close, politics seems to enter the fray again. so i am hopeful, but certainly cannot guarantee the problem will be solved. >> i think we do have to be patient, though, because the remember the idea of the spectrum auction came around in the 1950's. it took us only 40 years to get there
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i told them at the gate, i'm lynda johnson. you come a secret service agent and tell him i have escaped. -- call my secret service agent and tell him i have escaped. [laughter]they came out and found me and brought me home. in a serious moment, let me say that we did get a lot of threatening malil. a lot of crazy people right. any letter that came to us that would be opened and read, i decided i did have a few friends i wanted to hear from without having their letters expurgated. i decided i would tell them to write in code. they would put "special" on it. the secret service knew not to open it. it was a friend of mine. some of them started getting their letters back. [laughter] but that was my secret code. i escaped once, and after that i did not want to get the people in trouble. we had a lot of fun together. >> susan, what is your escape story? >> mine was a lot different from lynda's. i guess you could call it a contest with a secret service agent on who could outdo who. he challenged me. i have three older brothers. i'm us
i told them at the gate, i'm lynda johnson. you come a secret service agent and tell him i have escaped. -- call my secret service agent and tell him i have escaped. [laughter]they came out and found me and brought me home. in a serious moment, let me say that we did get a lot of threatening malil. a lot of crazy people right. any letter that came to us that would be opened and read, i decided i did have a few friends i wanted to hear from without having their letters expurgated. i decided i...
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it is a conversation with susan ford bales and lynda johnson robb. both of their fathers took office at times of great national trauma. following the assassination of president kennedy and the resignation of president nixon. this event is an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] >> susan ford bales is the daughter of president gerald ford and betty ford. she lived in the white house during her high school years and surerserved as an official host. she is a member of the board of .irectors an they helped launch the national breast cancer awareness month and she has served as a national spokesman for national breast cancer awareness. she is the author of two novels. "double exposure." and its sequel, "sharp focus." worked as a photojournalist for the associated press, at newsweek, and ladies home journal. she is here with her husband and she follows her father to the stage who spoke here when he was the minority leader of the house of representatives. lynda johnson robb is president of the national home library foundation and a member of the board of the lbj
it is a conversation with susan ford bales and lynda johnson robb. both of their fathers took office at times of great national trauma. following the assassination of president kennedy and the resignation of president nixon. this event is an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] >> susan ford bales is the daughter of president gerald ford and betty ford. she lived in the white house during her high school years and surerserved as an official host. she is a member of the board of .irectors an...
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[cheers and applause] >> and the final independent candidate is gary johnson. gary is the libertarian party nominee. the first question for tonight's topic is our electoral system is from the free and equal elections foundation hosting this debate and will asked by christina tobin. >> thank you. we will start from the left to the right. here is our question. a top two primary is an election in which party labels appear on the ballot, but parties do not nominate candidates. instead, the candidates choose their own ballot label. all candidates run in the primary, but only the top two vote getters appear on the ballot in the november election. the system is p currently used in louisiana, washington state, and california. it is now a ballot member prop 21. what is your position on the top two primary system and why? >> we'll start with jill stein. >> thank you. and thank you so much to free & equal, and thank you for being here. i think top two does not enlarge our democracy. in many ways, it confuses things more. it puts many candidates onto the ballot all togethe
[cheers and applause] >> and the final independent candidate is gary johnson. gary is the libertarian party nominee. the first question for tonight's topic is our electoral system is from the free and equal elections foundation hosting this debate and will asked by christina tobin. >> thank you. we will start from the left to the right. here is our question. a top two primary is an election in which party labels appear on the ballot, but parties do not nominate candidates. instead,...
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host: faw host: fawn johnson? guest: there is a concern if you immigrants bunch of democra -- they are poor, there is medicaid and other social benefits and there is a concern that will cost. the caller said she was on social security. it would be helpful to have a broader group to help pay for social security. that is something i'm concerned about. a question about whether or not we will cost more or benefit more. economists have gone to this in a number of different ways. you can tinker with some of that when you do a bill. you can say, you cannot be eligible for medicaid. that is an issue and they will be negotiating it. host: there was a story on the immigration issue. one part discussed why obama might fall short on the issue. host: talk about that. guest: this is my favorite part of the conundrum. this is not like health care. this cannot be done on a partisan basis. we have democrats who will never vote for something like this. probably a five in the senate. itat might be enough to kill senate. you have to
host: faw host: fawn johnson? guest: there is a concern if you immigrants bunch of democra -- they are poor, there is medicaid and other social benefits and there is a concern that will cost. the caller said she was on social security. it would be helpful to have a broader group to help pay for social security. that is something i'm concerned about. a question about whether or not we will cost more or benefit more. economists have gone to this in a number of different ways. you can tinker with...
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miss johnson. -- ms. johnson. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman and ranking member. my remarks are very brief. in october, 2005, g.a.o. issued a report to then chairman young for lack of a strang plan and the report identified that without a comprehensive corporate mission, amtrak's business practices were lacking and could not ensure consistent and improved corporate performance. in august, 2010, the amtrak inspector general's office released an evaluation report of amtrak's strategic planning and set forth key elements necessary for an effective strategic planning process. the the report formed the basis for amtrak's november, 2011, strategic plan for fiscal year 2011 through 2015. while the re-authorization is not yet fully complete, there appears to be significant in performance and accountability improvements, and i look forward to the testimony. it seems to me that they are doing exactly as we have desired. thank you. i yield back. >> i thank the gentlelady. others seek recognition? if not, what we'll do is turn now to our three witnesses and welcome them again
miss johnson. -- ms. johnson. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman and ranking member. my remarks are very brief. in october, 2005, g.a.o. issued a report to then chairman young for lack of a strang plan and the report identified that without a comprehensive corporate mission, amtrak's business practices were lacking and could not ensure consistent and improved corporate performance. in august, 2010, the amtrak inspector general's office released an evaluation report of amtrak's strategic...
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we did not move in like the johnsons. my dad commuted from alexandria, virginia. when the move again, it had turquoise blue shag carpeting. the only way to make an outgoing phone call was you pick up the phone and the white house operators who of the most wonderful people in the whole world, but because i was a senior in high school, they decided i would have to pick up the phone and say would you please call so and so and i would give them the number and they would dial it. one of the things is they put in a private line so all my phone calls could come and go. i did not have an answering machine but my friends could call my room directly. they do make a lot of concessions for you. when i had this grandiose idea that i was going to redecorate my bedroom, then you are informed that comes out of your personal pocket. the federal government does not redecorate your room for you. that is not one of the benefits. my mother shot that down pretty quickly. [laughter] >> you try to put a poster up -- if you try to put a poster up, is that frowned upon? >> i always wanted
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johnson did not know. >> is that right? >> that her husband was taping her. >> i wouldn't -- you know, i could see that going either way. i don't know. there was -- the agent who installed the tapes said he remembered or he thought that he had installed them also in the mansion. so in the oval office, the cabinet room and the mansion. but there is no recording from the mansion. we've never heard one. so who knows? the agent had a few things wrong when he was remembering. it's amazing how fast history is forgotten. and one of the paradoxes of the taping system is after nixon it became undesirable -- it became politically a bit scandalous to even contemplate private taping systems. but they are also a source of precise information for the historians. for're a very valuable tool us. so we have better information about the kennedy, johnson and nixon presidencies than we will ever have about any other president. >> a few days later, on october 28, 1962, the president calls president truman to report on the end of the crisis. how
johnson did not know. >> is that right? >> that her husband was taping her. >> i wouldn't -- you know, i could see that going either way. i don't know. there was -- the agent who installed the tapes said he remembered or he thought that he had installed them also in the mansion. so in the oval office, the cabinet room and the mansion. but there is no recording from the mansion. we've never heard one. so who knows? the agent had a few things wrong when he was remembering. it's...
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johnson: thank you. you know, ralph's district adjoins mine. he and i have represented the same area in collin county for many years. and ralph just one of a kind. one of the nicest guys i've ever known. it's a privilege to recognize my fellow texan and good friend. for the many years of outstanding service to our country and to the great state of texas. ralph is a man of great integrity whose steadfast commitment of service to our nation is to be commended. ralph and i have known each other a long time. and i'm lucky to have him as a neighboring friend. don't have a better friend or ally in the congress. i want to congratulate ralph on reaching this milestone. you know, he was in the united states navy and he fought for our country in world war ii and then when we got back up where we do an event every year in mckinnie, texas, he was kind of mad at me because i jumped out of an airplane five times and he hadn't jumped out of one. so he decided he was going to jump out of one just so he could come to tha
johnson: thank you. you know, ralph's district adjoins mine. he and i have represented the same area in collin county for many years. and ralph just one of a kind. one of the nicest guys i've ever known. it's a privilege to recognize my fellow texan and good friend. for the many years of outstanding service to our country and to the great state of texas. ralph is a man of great integrity whose steadfast commitment of service to our nation is to be commended. ralph and i have known each other a...
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i would suggest he read the new book about lyndon johnson, the fourth volume, about how president johnson got the kennedy tax cuts through and cathy voting vice act of 1964 through. -- got the voting rights act of 1964 through if he is. going to be on a lot rushmore, he is going to have to learn to do that in his second term. >> several live events to tell you about this morning. that is on c-span 2 at 9:00 eastern. also at 9:00 eastern on c-span, more of3 about the election results. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls live on." "washington journal president obama will talk about the economy and the debt from the white house. we will have live coverage here on c-span. in about 45 minutes, the executive editor of the wee
i would suggest he read the new book about lyndon johnson, the fourth volume, about how president johnson got the kennedy tax cuts through and cathy voting vice act of 1964 through. -- got the voting rights act of 1964 through if he is. going to be on a lot rushmore, he is going to have to learn to do that in his second term. >> several live events to tell you about this morning. that is on c-span 2 at 9:00 eastern. also at 9:00 eastern on c-span, more of3 about the election results. in a...
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[laughter] but i have this image of lyndon johnson spinning in his grave at the idea that there is the president of the united states that has minimal interaction of congress, especially some of his own party. republicansorget and tea party people. forget them. just in his own party, wander around the hill, as all of you do all the time, and ask democratic members of congress, how much personal interaction do you have with the president? i hate giving political credit for anything, but they have that piece back in may that pointed out that the president, as of may, had not had a single conversation this year with the their kent conrad, chairman of the senate budget committee, where tom harkin, phone or in person, this year. now, you could talk about the party obstructionist, this and that, but if you are not talking to keep people in your own party. i checked with the unofficial historian of the contemporary presidency. the president played golf 104 times. the know how many members of congress have played golf with him? two. that is it. there are 40 basketball games that are known, and
[laughter] but i have this image of lyndon johnson spinning in his grave at the idea that there is the president of the united states that has minimal interaction of congress, especially some of his own party. republicansorget and tea party people. forget them. just in his own party, wander around the hill, as all of you do all the time, and ask democratic members of congress, how much personal interaction do you have with the president? i hate giving political credit for anything, but they...
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in particular, gary johnson? a lot of people tend to think he will take away votes from the republican nominee, but i think in new mexico and michigan he is taking votes away from obama. if you could give me some insight into what you think will happen there. guest: that is a good question because we tend to oversimplified about ibp and third-party candidates. we need to remember first of all some people turn out to vote for them that would not make a choice between the two major party candidates. maybe they would show up and vote for a member of congress or the local sheriff, i don't know. but it is not as though all of those votes are taken from a major party candidate. that is simply not true. having said that, it is true some votes are taken from major party candidates. if you only have a choice of a democrat or republican, some would make a choice. libertarians in general take a few more votes from republicans than democrats. maybe more than a few votes. it depends on the state and the race and the circumsta
in particular, gary johnson? a lot of people tend to think he will take away votes from the republican nominee, but i think in new mexico and michigan he is taking votes away from obama. if you could give me some insight into what you think will happen there. guest: that is a good question because we tend to oversimplified about ibp and third-party candidates. we need to remember first of all some people turn out to vote for them that would not make a choice between the two major party...
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our guest is fawn johnson. followed by a look of the role of money in the 2012 election. we are joined by kathy kiely. later, a discussion about tax rates and which tax cuts are expected to expire at the end of the year. lindy paul is our guest. "washington journal" host: [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> our guest is grover norquist. president of americans for tax reform. plans. our panel of journalists, steven sloan from "politico" and russell berman from "the hill." >> thank you for being here. i want to talk about your interpretation of the election and what it means for the direction of tax policy. >> we had a split decision appeared the president won by two points. he won by 7.2 years ago against a war hero. he had 9 million fewer votes. he is a lame duck now. he said he was interested in raising taxes a year from now on anyone. his physician from four years -- position from four years ago was that they would not raise taxes on anyone. he was very clear and no taxes if you made less th
our guest is fawn johnson. followed by a look of the role of money in the 2012 election. we are joined by kathy kiely. later, a discussion about tax rates and which tax cuts are expected to expire at the end of the year. lindy paul is our guest. "washington journal" host: [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> our guest is grover norquist. president of americans for tax reform. plans. our panel of...
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i'm going to vote for gary johnson. but when i look at what has budged in the last couple of years in terms of things i'm interested in, hasn't really -- i haven't gotten so much from reasoning or gary johnson, hasn't be coming so much from the cueto institute. it's been the tea party and it's been ron paul that have really pushed core libertarian issues to the forefront to the point where talking about the fed is no longer crazy talk. and i appreciate that and those people come out of the conservative side and i'd like to see some more deliverables from the liberals. so bill, get to work. [laughter] >> jim? >> i want to thank everybody for coming, for at least the brief period i've been through. i want to thank the young americans and my colleagues for being here with me. this is a very interesting election. it's really the first in my lifetime that i can't with any degree of confidence predict to you what the outcome is going to be. mitt romney -- if you put a gun to my head right now, i would say there was probably g
i'm going to vote for gary johnson. but when i look at what has budged in the last couple of years in terms of things i'm interested in, hasn't really -- i haven't gotten so much from reasoning or gary johnson, hasn't be coming so much from the cueto institute. it's been the tea party and it's been ron paul that have really pushed core libertarian issues to the forefront to the point where talking about the fed is no longer crazy talk. and i appreciate that and those people come out of the...
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can i say that i think that it is wrong to bring up the presidency of lyndon johnson? most people back and did not have more than a television and a refrigerator, maybe some heat. that just does not compare to the energy needs of today. for my comment, what i wanted to say was with the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars to create a full infrastructure, would it not be less expensive, with higher yields, and better continuity if each home just created its own energy? if we removed the need of an -- for an all or nothing grid in this country and the investment would be back into the homes rather than the country? >> you have raised -- guest: you have raised all the different sides of the concerns i have wrestled with for years. you are right to say that in the age of lyndon johnson, we used far less electricity. your home today has 24 devices, 42 light bulbs, and countless other machines, like microwaves and so on, all of them running on electricity. while some use less than others, we use a lot of electricity. something like 45% of all homeowners leave the televisi
can i say that i think that it is wrong to bring up the presidency of lyndon johnson? most people back and did not have more than a television and a refrigerator, maybe some heat. that just does not compare to the energy needs of today. for my comment, what i wanted to say was with the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars to create a full infrastructure, would it not be less expensive, with higher yields, and better continuity if each home just created its own energy? if we removed the need...
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can i say that i think that it is wrong to bring up the presidency of lyndon johnson? most people back and did not have more than a television and a refrigerator, maybe some heat. that just does not compare to the energy needs of today. for my comment, what i wanted to say was with the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars to create a full infrastructure, would it not be less expensive, with higher yields, and better continuity if each home just created its own energy? if we removed the need of an -- for an all or nothing grid in this country and the investment would be back into the homes rather than the country? >> you have raised -- guest: you have raised all the different sides of the concerns i have wrestled with for years. you are right to say that in the age of lyndon johnson, we used far less electricity. your home today has 24 devices, 42 light bulbs, and countless other machines, like microwaves and so on, all of them running on electricity. while some use less than others, we use a lot of electricity. something like 45% of all homeowners leave the televisi
can i say that i think that it is wrong to bring up the presidency of lyndon johnson? most people back and did not have more than a television and a refrigerator, maybe some heat. that just does not compare to the energy needs of today. for my comment, what i wanted to say was with the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars to create a full infrastructure, would it not be less expensive, with higher yields, and better continuity if each home just created its own energy? if we removed the need...
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in the civil rights act, lyndon johnson needed 110 republicans to pass the civil-rights act. he was opposed vehemently by the democratic party and you failed to mention that. you are being extremely selective. as far as california legislature, willie brown gender -- gerrymandered us with democrats controlling. are broken overspent and overtaxed. our senators are not helping us. think i actually don't am being that selected. lyndon johnson on the civil rights act, had great support from the northern democrats and the western democrats. was able to overcome the southern democrats opposition with the help of the republican party. i said that about everett dirksen so i am not really being that selected. i do think my book touches a bark -- upon the origins of the problems we have today, the toxic politics of america started in the late 1970's. one of the problems, very frankly, was the opposite -- was proposition 13 in 1978, the tax revolt that rolled in from california. i think the first basic no-tax pledge, the revolt of 1978, has been greatly responsible for california's decli
in the civil rights act, lyndon johnson needed 110 republicans to pass the civil-rights act. he was opposed vehemently by the democratic party and you failed to mention that. you are being extremely selective. as far as california legislature, willie brown gender -- gerrymandered us with democrats controlling. are broken overspent and overtaxed. our senators are not helping us. think i actually don't am being that selected. lyndon johnson on the civil rights act, had great support from the...
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paul, you're on with senator johnson. caller: senator johnson. i appreciate your stance and what you guys are doing. i'm encouraging you to not buckle. because i'm telling you, according to a "wall street journal" article i've read, the governor has taken trillion dollars in revenue, that's actually up under the bush tax cut. so the one he wants to end are bringing in more revenues. as far governors toughening their stance on this issue, we would like to -- we just re-elected mike pence as our governor. i don't know how he'll handle this exchange business coming up with the health care thing. i'm encouraging, please don't buckle. it's not the republican's d.n.a. to raise taxes on anybody. work for the empowering, for the individual, not the governmentened and tomko burn, he came out with $68 million waistful spending by the defense department. i think you cut out wasteless spending you won't need to raise taxes on anybody. guest: let's just look at the revenue over the last three years. we won't from a very low point in 2009 and we've increased r
paul, you're on with senator johnson. caller: senator johnson. i appreciate your stance and what you guys are doing. i'm encouraging you to not buckle. because i'm telling you, according to a "wall street journal" article i've read, the governor has taken trillion dollars in revenue, that's actually up under the bush tax cut. so the one he wants to end are bringing in more revenues. as far governors toughening their stance on this issue, we would like to -- we just re-elected mike...
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johnson, for five minutes. ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. today i would like to emphasize the importance of the federal government's role in investment and research and development, r&d, and science technology engineering and mathematics, stem education, in stimulating growth, creating new industries and jobs, and delivering long-term benefits to our citizens. as a member of the house committee on science, space, and technology, and now as ranking member, i have had the privilege of hearing countless witnesses from industry, academia, and government. over the past several years testify that investments in r&d are essential to keeping america competitive in a challenging international marketplace. in fact, according to a paper by the national bureau of economic research, changes in technology are the only source of permanent increases in productivity. if we are to reverse the trend of the last 20 years, where our country's technology is in the world has diminished, we must make the investments necessary today. the statistics speak for themsel
johnson, for five minutes. ms. johnson: thank you very much, mr. speaker. today i would like to emphasize the importance of the federal government's role in investment and research and development, r&d, and science technology engineering and mathematics, stem education, in stimulating growth, creating new industries and jobs, and delivering long-term benefits to our citizens. as a member of the house committee on science, space, and technology, and now as ranking member, i have had the...
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. >> tomorrow on washington journal, fann johnson looks at comprehensive immigration reform. and we discuss the role money played in campaign 2012. and lindy paul, now a partner for price waterhouse coopers talks about the white house and congressional efforts concerning tax cuts that are set to expire the end of the year. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c chance span eastern on c-span. >> 2013 should be the year we begin to solve our debt through tax reform and entitlement reform. and i'm proposing we avert the fiscal cliff together in a manner that ensures that 2013 is finally the year our government comes to grips with the problems that are facing us. >> i'm open to compromise. i'm open to new ideas. i'm committed to solving our fiscal challenges. but i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. i'm not going to ask students and seniors and middle class families to pay down the entire deficit while people like me making over $250,000 aren't asked to pay a dime more in taxes. >> the newly elected congress starts work in january but the current cong
. >> tomorrow on washington journal, fann johnson looks at comprehensive immigration reform. and we discuss the role money played in campaign 2012. and lindy paul, now a partner for price waterhouse coopers talks about the white house and congressional efforts concerning tax cuts that are set to expire the end of the year. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c chance span eastern on c-span. >> 2013 should be the year we begin to solve our debt through tax...
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johnson, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for three minutes. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. deeply embedded in this legislation is a poison pill, and for that reason and others i rise in opposition to h.r. 6429. it eliminates the diversity immigrant visa program while failing to address the broader problems of the immigration system. highly skilled immigrants contribute much to the u.s. economy through new businesses and jobs. indeed, stem visas should be the cornerstone of the 21st century immigration system that meets our economic needs, but the stem jobs act unnecessarily eliminates the diversity immigrant visa program, which provides 55,000 visas annually to immigrants who are underrepresented in the u.s. immigration system. because roughly half of these immigrants are blacks from africa, eliminating these visas disproportionately affects them. african immigrants are also disadvantaged by a system that perpetuates their exclusion. for instance, africa
johnson, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for three minutes. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. deeply embedded in this legislation is a poison pill, and for that reason and others i rise in opposition to h.r. 6429. it eliminates the diversity immigrant visa program while failing to address the broader problems of the immigration system. highly skilled immigrants contribute much to the u.s. economy through new businesses and jobs. indeed, stem...
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gary johnson is on the ballot. what role will third-party candidates have in close states in close races? guest: there was some concern early in virginia in terms of what the impact would be there. what you normally see, unless there is a strong campaign out there, you see about 1% of the total vote being split up between these candidates. that could make a difference in some of these close states. it is hard to predict. you are not getting enough in your sample. guest: i agree. it is tough to predict. we are seeing gary johnson get a little bit more earlier. mexico is a state that had been close. he was a governor there and that could have been close. host: a lot of you calling in on the election tabulation. we will be focusing on this tomorrow morning on "washington journal." we will be talking with the legal director with the lawyer's committee. we will talk about how the votes are tabulated and how they are checked and cross check. the national journal has this on its recent cover. republicans need more of thes
gary johnson is on the ballot. what role will third-party candidates have in close states in close races? guest: there was some concern early in virginia in terms of what the impact would be there. what you normally see, unless there is a strong campaign out there, you see about 1% of the total vote being split up between these candidates. that could make a difference in some of these close states. it is hard to predict. you are not getting enough in your sample. guest: i agree. it is tough to...
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a conversation with susan ford bayles and lynda johnson robb. following the assassination of president kennedy and the resignation of president nixon. this of that in new york is an hour and 15 minutes -- this event in new york is an hour and 15 minutes. >> susan ford bales is the daughter of president gerald ford and betty ford. she lived in the white house during her high school years and served as an official hostess. she is a member of the board of directors. they helped launch the national breast cancer awareness month and she has served as a national spokesman for national breast cancer awareness. she is the author of two novels. "double exposure." and its sequel, "sharp focus." she worked as a photojournalist for the associated press, at newsweek, and ladies home journal. she is here with her husband and she follows her father to the stage who spoke here when he was the minority leader of the house of representatives. lynda johnson robb is president of the national home library foundation and a member of the board of the lbj foundation. [
a conversation with susan ford bayles and lynda johnson robb. following the assassination of president kennedy and the resignation of president nixon. this of that in new york is an hour and 15 minutes -- this event in new york is an hour and 15 minutes. >> susan ford bales is the daughter of president gerald ford and betty ford. she lived in the white house during her high school years and served as an official hostess. she is a member of the board of directors. they helped launch the...
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gary johnson is on the ballot. what role will third-party candidates have in close states in close races? guest: there was some concern early in virginia in terms of what the impact would be there. what you normally see, unless there is a strong campaign out there, you see about 1% of the total vote being split up between these candidates. that could make a difference in some of these close states. it is hard to predict. you are not getting enough in your sample. guest: i agree. it is tough to predict. we are seeing gary johnson get a little bit more earlier. mexico is a state that had been close. he was a governor there and that could have been close. host: a lot of you calling in on the election tabulation. we will be focusing on this tomorrow morning on "washington journal." we will be talking with the legal director with the lawyer's committee. we will talk about how the votes are tabulated and how they are checked and cross check. the national journal has this on its recent cover. republicans need more of thes
gary johnson is on the ballot. what role will third-party candidates have in close states in close races? guest: there was some concern early in virginia in terms of what the impact would be there. what you normally see, unless there is a strong campaign out there, you see about 1% of the total vote being split up between these candidates. that could make a difference in some of these close states. it is hard to predict. you are not getting enough in your sample. guest: i agree. it is tough to...
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host: fawn johnson? guest: i could not have said it better myself in terms of the problems that are coming. all the arguments and the reasons why this is such a tough issue. there is a lot of conversation about whether or not immigrants would take jobs from americans. that is a more complicated question then either side is engaged it. a lot of the jobs undocumented immigrants are now are probably jobs that you and i would not want to take. you could argue -- lamar smith says this all the time. we'll hear this a lot in the next coming months. host: the caller brought up rick perry. will it be the folks on capitol hill? guest: i think rick perry is out of the conversation because he got lambaste the. marco rubio in the senate is a key person to watch. he is concerned about the tone republicans have taken. he has put forward a couple of ideas to fix immigration, where the kids would not be deported. it is interesting to watch rubio. there is the hispanic caucus of folks that would like to see like a legaliz
host: fawn johnson? guest: i could not have said it better myself in terms of the problems that are coming. all the arguments and the reasons why this is such a tough issue. there is a lot of conversation about whether or not immigrants would take jobs from americans. that is a more complicated question then either side is engaged it. a lot of the jobs undocumented immigrants are now are probably jobs that you and i would not want to take. you could argue -- lamar smith says this all the time....
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in particular, gary johnson? a lot of people tend to think he will take away votes from the republican nominee, but i think in new mexico and michigan he is taking votes away from obama. if you could give me some insight into what you think will happen there. guest: that is a good question because we tend to oversimplified about independent and third-party candidates. we need to remember first of all some people turn out to vote for them that would not make a choice between the two major party candidates. maybe they would show up and vote for a member of congress or the local sheriff, i don't know. but it is not as though all of those votes are taken from a major party candidate. that is simply not true. having said that, it is true some votes are taken from major party candidates. if you only have a choice of a democrat or republican, some would make a choice. libertarians in general take a few more votes from republicans than democrats. maybe more than a few votes. it depends on the state and the race and the c
in particular, gary johnson? a lot of people tend to think he will take away votes from the republican nominee, but i think in new mexico and michigan he is taking votes away from obama. if you could give me some insight into what you think will happen there. guest: that is a good question because we tend to oversimplified about independent and third-party candidates. we need to remember first of all some people turn out to vote for them that would not make a choice between the two major party...
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his advisors, president johnson and others. i think my dad and i sort of inherited a lot of his social beliefs, and i think i carry eye lot of that with the film making that i do for sure. >> why did you decide to study at dartmouth? >> i didn't know what i wanted to do with my life. i didn't have a lot of direction. i played sports in college. i had always been fascinated by history. i had been fascinated by the civil war. i love history. i try to learn from the past. >> why film? what did you think film would do for you? did you film or did you do tape? >> tape, video. >> video. >> again, i think i sort of stumbled into it. i sort of fell in love with the process. i think film has this amazing power to really tell stories in a way that touches audiences and touches people in a way that the written form can't do. i mean, you can really speak great social truths through the power of the documentary form. it is such a maleable form. in this film, "escape fire" that i'm sure we'll talk about, we shot things, we had various crews.
his advisors, president johnson and others. i think my dad and i sort of inherited a lot of his social beliefs, and i think i carry eye lot of that with the film making that i do for sure. >> why did you decide to study at dartmouth? >> i didn't know what i wanted to do with my life. i didn't have a lot of direction. i played sports in college. i had always been fascinated by history. i had been fascinated by the civil war. i love history. i try to learn from the past. >> why...
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jennifer and chuck johnson. brenda and joe nevel. bruce and debbie and doug. doug, and debbie. erin and matt. jane and bob. marsha and dan. i want to thank all of them for their good work and thanks to all of you for making this the most successful fundraiser the committee has ever had in history. thank you very much. [applause] i want to thank the wilder side band for the great entertainment and our baker of live love bake for delicious birthday treat tonight. this a wonderful cake they put together. thank you very much. and one of the big reasons for having such a great success is our inspirational speaker. marco rubio. what a wonderful message he has and what a great example of the american dream and he is inspiration to me and so many others to continue to focus on limited government and empowering the private sector to grow opportunities for all of our people. to night's event. with this event we've turned the page and we looking forward the future. i've always been one that's learned that you never fight the last battle or look at the last campaign. you look to the future
jennifer and chuck johnson. brenda and joe nevel. bruce and debbie and doug. doug, and debbie. erin and matt. jane and bob. marsha and dan. i want to thank all of them for their good work and thanks to all of you for making this the most successful fundraiser the committee has ever had in history. thank you very much. [applause] i want to thank the wilder side band for the great entertainment and our baker of live love bake for delicious birthday treat tonight. this a wonderful cake they put...
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he's not channeling lyndon johnson. he seems to be channeling teddy roosevelt. >> maybe we're defining ourselves in the decades we were involved. but he has to get more involved and the business of legislating, he's got to provide some leadership. when president clinton was president, newt gingrich was leader in the house and i was leader in the senate. safe drinking water, portability of insurance, balanced budgets and a surplus. and clinton was directly involved. i can remember getting calls from him at weird hours of the night. i always wondered what he was doing up. [laughter] he would know the section of a bill and how much money was in it. and i remember one like the schip, the children's health care program. he said, can we add 10 million more which was chicken feet. he made concessions to us and we made concessions to him and we got the job done. i think i am going to act a little bit like a republican. first off, while the democrats won, i wouldn't call this a mandate. if there's a mandate, it is for the presid
he's not channeling lyndon johnson. he seems to be channeling teddy roosevelt. >> maybe we're defining ourselves in the decades we were involved. but he has to get more involved and the business of legislating, he's got to provide some leadership. when president clinton was president, newt gingrich was leader in the house and i was leader in the senate. safe drinking water, portability of insurance, balanced budgets and a surplus. and clinton was directly involved. i can remember getting...
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marchant -- johnson's vote would have made a difference. it looks like that might of been the case in florida, but this -- at this point it is not. host: is there one firm that does all of the exit polling, or many? guest: it is one from the dozen for a consortium of the major broadcast networks and the associate press -- it is one firm for a consortium of the major broadcast networks and the associated press. it asks them to fill out ballots showing how they voted for and a few basic demographic factors. the supplement that with a telephone survey to capture people who voted early -- they supplement that with a telephone survey to capture people who voted early. the put those two things together, and then they match the turnout that the exit polls predicted in a particular precinct with the actual turnout in that precinct. the exit poll goes through a process of what is called waiting. you have to await the results to make sure your exit poll is accurately reflecting the turnout in the precincts where you sampled. the numbers tend to shift
marchant -- johnson's vote would have made a difference. it looks like that might of been the case in florida, but this -- at this point it is not. host: is there one firm that does all of the exit polling, or many? guest: it is one from the dozen for a consortium of the major broadcast networks and the associate press -- it is one firm for a consortium of the major broadcast networks and the associated press. it asks them to fill out ballots showing how they voted for and a few basic...
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cheryl johnson, idane, laura miller, cindy, and susie bar nhardt. those ladies have been all over the state and logged thousands and thousands of miles. began 634 days ago, i have to tell you it has been an experience i will never ever forget. as i told a reporter earlier today -- he asked what would be the overwhelming memory of this experience regardless of what would happen win or lose, and i told him that without question the thing that has given me the most satisfaction and, indeed, the most inspiration is having spoken to so many hoosiers over the last 6 months that i've talked to for only a moment and i hear a different accent in their voice. they're not the people who were born, as most of us were, in the united states of america. they were born in other places around the world. and they came to this country and they express their love of country in a way that exceeds what most of us do who are natural born americans. and what i kept hearing in their voices over the last few weeks and months has been their concern that this country might in
cheryl johnson, idane, laura miller, cindy, and susie bar nhardt. those ladies have been all over the state and logged thousands and thousands of miles. began 634 days ago, i have to tell you it has been an experience i will never ever forget. as i told a reporter earlier today -- he asked what would be the overwhelming memory of this experience regardless of what would happen win or lose, and i told him that without question the thing that has given me the most satisfaction and, indeed, the...
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gary johnson probably took more votes away from the republicans than he did from obama but given the size of president obama's margins in the various states, there is no state currently in which johnson's margin -- which swron son's vote was enough to have made a difference. for a while it looked like that may have been the case in florida, but at this point, it's not. host: for those who don't know give us a sense of how these exit polls are put together. is there one firm that does all these polls or many? >> guest: there is one firm that does it for the networks and associated press and other people by the exit poll. but they put the exit poll together. they send people out to thousands of polling places around the country to sample voters as they come out of the polling places, they give them sample ballots and ask them to fill out showing who they voted for and a few basic demographic factors and a couple of other questions. they supplement that with a telephone survey to capture people who voted early. they put those two things together and then very importantly, they match the
gary johnson probably took more votes away from the republicans than he did from obama but given the size of president obama's margins in the various states, there is no state currently in which johnson's margin -- which swron son's vote was enough to have made a difference. for a while it looked like that may have been the case in florida, but at this point, it's not. host: for those who don't know give us a sense of how these exit polls are put together. is there one firm that does all these...
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he was an advise tor president johnson and others. i think my dad and i have sort of inherited a lot of his social beliefs. and i think i carry a lot of that into the film making that i do. >> why did you decide to study history? >> i didn't know what else to study. i really didn't know what i wanted to do with my life. i didn't have a lot of direction. i played sports in college. i always had been fascinated by history, by the civil war, took a trip in high school to getiesburg and loved history so i decided to major in it. i think it taught me to be analytical, to think critically about events. i really tried to learn from the past to affect the future. >> why film though? what did you think film would do for you? actually -- did you do film or did you do tape? >> tape. video. >> but why video? >> again, i think i sort of stumbled into it. i sort of fell in love with the process. and i think film has just an amazing power to really tell stories in a way that touches audiences and touches people viscerally in a way that the written f
he was an advise tor president johnson and others. i think my dad and i have sort of inherited a lot of his social beliefs. and i think i carry a lot of that into the film making that i do. >> why did you decide to study history? >> i didn't know what else to study. i really didn't know what i wanted to do with my life. i didn't have a lot of direction. i played sports in college. i always had been fascinated by history, by the civil war, took a trip in high school to getiesburg and...
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but -- [laughter] -- i have this image of lyndon johnson spinning in his grave at the idea there's a president of the united states who has minimal interaction with congress. and particularly someone of his own party. when you -- you don't -- let's forget republicans. let's forget tea party people. let's forget that. just in his own party, wander around the hill as all of you do all the time and ask democratic members of congress how much personal interaction do you have with the president? ly have to -- i hate giving political credit for anything. but they had that piece back in may that pointed out the president as of may when that article was written had not had a single conversation this year with either kit conrad, chairman of the senate budget committee or tom harkin, chairman of the health, education, labor and pension committee. phone or in person, this year. now, you could talk about tea party and obstructionists and this and that. if you're not talking the compeem in your own party, and i checked with mark knoller, cbs radio who is a national institution, unofficial histori
but -- [laughter] -- i have this image of lyndon johnson spinning in his grave at the idea there's a president of the united states who has minimal interaction with congress. and particularly someone of his own party. when you -- you don't -- let's forget republicans. let's forget tea party people. let's forget that. just in his own party, wander around the hill as all of you do all the time and ask democratic members of congress how much personal interaction do you have with the president? ly...
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. >> we have at wheat from chris johnson says the truth of the election is because of the tea party, republicans can no longer build an electable -- electable candidate. your thoughts? >> i think that is the furthest thing from the truth. honestly, the tea party is upset with the republican party because they feel like they put their establishment candidate up there. i do not agree with that. host: calling on our line for democrats, you are on "washington journal." caller: thank you for taking the call. thank you, miss amy. once you mention the tea party is more popular than the senate. where does that information come from? you also mentioned that the other party, or the president, that they do not want to touch the spending. why has the president mentioned he has ready to -- is ready to compromise. is the tea party ready to compromise at all? what kind of taxes would you accept to be opposed to about -- opposed? the aim of the president is to generate jobs and not inhibit the growth of the economy by taxation. specifically, what kind of taxes are you going to except and are you goi
. >> we have at wheat from chris johnson says the truth of the election is because of the tea party, republicans can no longer build an electable -- electable candidate. your thoughts? >> i think that is the furthest thing from the truth. honestly, the tea party is upset with the republican party because they feel like they put their establishment candidate up there. i do not agree with that. host: calling on our line for democrats, you are on "washington journal." caller:...
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"washington times" -- this is senators mccain, graham, and ron johnson. they have five questions for the president. question number two -- question three -- question four -- and finally question five -- that again is an op-ed this morning and "the washington times." finally this about ballot initiatives in "the washington times." 176 initiatives on the ballot. national flood insurance is our topic for the next segment. after that, we will turn to the battleground state of virginia as we have been doing all week and will be doing all week up to the election. we will be right back. ♪ >> i regard medicare is not just a program but they promise. i got to see how medicare worked at the very young age. they paid in throughout their working life. we have to strengthen and extend its solvency. tommy thompson supports the program to replace traditional medicare with a voucher. if it does not keep up with costs, tough luck. it is out of your own pocket and a shifting costs to seniors. it is the wrong policy. >> medicare is going to go bankrupt in the year 2024. i
"washington times" -- this is senators mccain, graham, and ron johnson. they have five questions for the president. question number two -- question three -- question four -- and finally question five -- that again is an op-ed this morning and "the washington times." finally this about ballot initiatives in "the washington times." 176 initiatives on the ballot. national flood insurance is our topic for the next segment. after that, we will turn to the battleground...
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host: we'll be joined tomorrow by fawn johnson as we take a washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on spavepb c-span. next q and a with -- and prime minister takes questions from the house of commons. >> i enjoy watching book tv and the rebroadcast of various television news programs. i like c-span, it provides coverage of events without the kind of editing you see on other programs and it gives me an opportunity to consume the news and information about make up my own mind about what is going on. c-span is a great way to get an
host: we'll be joined tomorrow by fawn johnson as we take a washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on spavepb c-span. next q and a with -- and prime minister takes questions from the house of commons. >> i enjoy watching book tv and the rebroadcast of various television news programs. i like c-span, it provides coverage of events without the kind of editing you see on other programs and it gives me an opportunity to consume the news and information about make up my own mind about...
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he was the first democrat to carry the counts -- counties since lyndon johnson. he'll probably need carry it again if he's going to win ohio. on the other side, those collar counties just outside of hamilton in particular, warren county, is a very large republican county. john mccain underperformed there in 2008. if mitt romney is going to have to carry the state, it's going to be much better. host: david lauter is the bureau chief of the "l.a. times." thank you. guest: it's a pleasure. host: election night coverage starts at 8:00. you can see the election results of the presidential race. look at the senate house and governance races, and your reaction to what is going on. look for it on c-span. listen it to on c-span radio. and also on c-span.org. joining us now to talk and continue on this election day coverage, greg gumbel -- greg jerry ree -- giroux. guest: guest: in a presidential election as close as this one as the polls project, we can't fore close the possibility of that happening. the constitution holds for electoral college process you should which th
he was the first democrat to carry the counts -- counties since lyndon johnson. he'll probably need carry it again if he's going to win ohio. on the other side, those collar counties just outside of hamilton in particular, warren county, is a very large republican county. john mccain underperformed there in 2008. if mitt romney is going to have to carry the state, it's going to be much better. host: david lauter is the bureau chief of the "l.a. times." thank you. guest: it's a...
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. >> i am sensitive to this -- everyone in this room should read the fourth volume on lyndon johnson. it is available on cd's. it is 26 cd's long. that is a drive from washington d.c. to tampa, florida, where they had the republican convention, to charlotte, fort bragg, back to charlotte, washington. that is 26 cd's. [laughter] but i have this image of lyndon johnson spinning in his grave at the idea that there is the president of the united states that has minimal interaction of congress, especially some of his own party. let's just forget republicans and tea party people. forget them. just in his own party, wander around the hill, as all of you do all the time, and ask democratic members of congress, how much personal interaction do you have with the president? i hate giving political credit for anything, but they have that piece back in may that pointed out that the president, as of may, had not had a single conversation this year with the their kent conrad, chairman of the senate budget committee, where tom harkin, phone or in person, this year. now, you could talk about the party
. >> i am sensitive to this -- everyone in this room should read the fourth volume on lyndon johnson. it is available on cd's. it is 26 cd's long. that is a drive from washington d.c. to tampa, florida, where they had the republican convention, to charlotte, fort bragg, back to charlotte, washington. that is 26 cd's. [laughter] but i have this image of lyndon johnson spinning in his grave at the idea that there is the president of the united states that has minimal interaction of...